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Accommodation options Glasgow - which is safest location?

Posted by (Janesville WI, USA) on

My friend and I will be visiting Glasgow for almost two weeks after Easter. We are both in our mid-to-late-70s and have some health challenges - mostly some limited mobility.

We have two options we're considering for accommodations: one (already booked but refundable) is a small apartment on Rose Street between the School of Art and Cowcaddens subway station and the other an apartment hotel (Aparthotel Adagio) at the intersection of Dixon and Clyde streets near the river. I personally prefer the apartment hotel for a number of reasons, and my friend doesn't really care.

But, in your opinion, which would be the safer location? We won't be going out a lot after dark - mainly some dinners and one night at the theater.

If this would be better posted in a different Forum section, please let me know. Thanks in advance for your help.

Karen

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I can’t advise you about the locations, but your question may get more visibility in the Scotland forum. I hope you have a great trip.

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Karen, I would go with the Aparthotel Adagio. The location is good (it sits right on the water), it has very good reviews, and it's really closer to where everything is than the apartment on Rose Street. And as far as safety, really I can't think of any area in Glasgow that is unsafe, but that's certainly a very safe location. I've heard some talk among locals that the area around the train station is a bit sketchy in the evening, but I actually stayed near there when I was there 3 years ago and didn't have any problems at all (I'm an older female and was traveling solo).

Really, I don't think you can go wrong with the Aparthotel Adagio. That said, I don't think there's anything really wrong and given that it's an apartment, you just never know. But it is farther out so you'd be doing more walking there, especially to and from the train station (although there are buses).

If it were me, I would just book with the Aparthotel, especially since you already like it.

Edit: I forgot to add that it's also just a 7-minute walk from the train station, which is very handy for day trips. One day trip I highly recommend is to the town of Stirling and Stirling Castle.

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